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The Underground Railroad
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The Underground Railroad

Thu, May 13, 2021
  • Drama
  • Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Series · Synopsis

Synopsis

Follow young Cora’s journey as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South. After escaping her Georgia plantation for the rumored Underground Railroad, Cora discovers no mere metaphor, but an actual railroad full of engineers and conductors, and a secret network of tracks and tunnels beneath the Southern soil.

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Cast

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  • Thuso Mbedu
    Thuso Mbedu
    as Cora Randall
  • Chase W. Dillon
    Chase W. Dillon
    as Homer
  • Joel Edgerton
    Joel Edgerton
    as Arnold Ridgeway
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Episodes

1 season · 10 episodes

Ended · 10 aired
Season 1
10 episodes · 10 aired
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  • E1
    Chapter 1: Georgia
    Aired · Fri, May 14, 2021 · 68m

    When Caesar convinces Cora to escape from Randall plantation in Georgia their lives are irrevocably changed. They discover the impossible in an underground railroad which takes them on an unexpected journey and reveals the true face of America.

  • E2
    Chapter 2: South Carolina
    Aired · Fri, May 14, 2021 · 66m

    Griffin, South Carolina – a seeming paradise of progress and racial harmony that hides dark secrets, especially the secrets of "Bessie" and "Christian." Meanwhile, bounty hunter Arnold Ridgeway begins his pursuit of Cora.

  • E3
    Chapter 3: North Carolina
    Aired · Fri, May 14, 2021 · 70m

    Cora reaches a dangerous small town in North Carolina where she must secret away in an abolitionist's attic while putting everyone's lives in danger.

  • E4
    Chapter 4: The Great Spirit
    Aired · Fri, May 14, 2021 · 40m

    A young Arnold Ridgeway comes of age while testing his belief in The Great Spirit.

  • E5
    Chapter 5: Tennessee - Exodus
    Aired · Fri, May 14, 2021 · 61m

    Captured by Ridgeway, Cora is forced to travel across the barren inferno of Tennessee. She shares the perilous journey with Jasper, a noble runaway filled with inner-strength.

  • E6
    Chapter 6: Tennessee - Proverbs
    Aired · Fri, May 14, 2021 · 59m

    For Arnold Ridgeway, a journey home reveals that "the past is not past." And a chance encounter with a freedman named Royal gives Cora new hope.

  • E7
    Chapter 7: Fanny Briggs
    Aired · Fri, May 14, 2021 · 20m

    Let the fire burn.

  • E8
    Chapter 8: Indiana Autumn
    Aired · Fri, May 14, 2021 · 66m

    Royal brings Cora to Valentine Farm, a thriving Black community and vineyard on the bountiful Indiana frontier. Carrying the scars of her journey, Cora struggles to find peace in this new home.

  • E9
    Chapter 9: Indiana Winter
    Aired · Fri, May 14, 2021 · 77m

    Cora's presence as a fugitive ignites tensions amongst the Valentine community. Just as she was beginning to make this her home, chaos reigns.

  • E10
    Chapter 10: Mabel
    Aired · Fri, May 14, 2021 · 58m

    In this tale of motherhood, the beginning is the end is the beginning... for both mother and daughter.